#RNLI - Lough Derg RNLI's lifeboat launched last night (Saturday 26 July) to assist two people on board a cruiser aground at Drominagh, at the northern end of Lough Derg.
Valentia Coast Guard requested the launch at 9.45pm and the lifeboat left station at 9.55pm with helm Peter Clarke, Ger Egan and David Moore on board.
Winds were south westerly, Force 2 to 3, and visibility was good but with nightfall approaching.
When the lifeboat arrived on scene, it found the two people on the cruiser to be safe and unharmed, and wearing their lifejackets. An RNLI volunteer checked the boat for damage and, when he was satisfied it was not holed, he set up a tow.
The lifeboat took the cruiser off the rocks and out to safe water, where the engine, props and steering were found to be in working order.
The cruiser, under her own steam, and with an RNLI crew member still on board, made way to Terryglass Harbour. The lifeboat remained alongside and helped to secure the boat in Terryglass.
Clarke praised the crew of the boat for remaining calm and calling for assistance as soon as they recognised they had a problem.
He also advised "all boat users to study their charts before setting out, and to stay within the navigation buoys on the lake."